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Panelist Biography

Sherrie L.W. Rhine

Senior Economist, Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Last Updated: May 19, 2016

Sherrie L.W. Rhine joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as a Senior Economist in November 2009. Prior to arriving at the FDIC, Sherrie was a senior economist in the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) where she focused on consumer finance and community development research. Her interests include consumer access to financial products, services, and credit; asset accumulation and wealth building; housing and home ownership; community economic development; and financial education. Sherrie has published in academic journals such as the Journal of Consumer Affairs, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Human Resources, Applied Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, American Economic Review Papers & Proceedings, and numerous Federal Reserve System and OCC publications. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and a B.S. from the University of South Florida.